Monthly Archives: March 2012

MW3 Community Announces a Blackout of Activision Shooter

Reported by Attack of the Fanboy and various other sites on the internet, it seems there is some tension amongst the Modern Warfare 3 community of gamers that is directed at Infinity Ward. It seems that fans of the popular Call of Duty game want Infinity Ward to hear their complaints about the game's lack of support for the community's needs and concerns. These complaints range from lag compensation, lack of matchmaking options, broken spawn systems, and a long list of other complaints.

This type of action from a community of gamers isn't that rare as the same happened with the Battlefield 3 community. Fortunately for them, DICE immediately released a patch for Battlefield 3 that fulfilled all their demands, making everyone happy. Hopefully for both the Modern Warfare 3 gamer community and Infinity Ward's case, lets hope a resolution will happen with both sides coming out happy.

Call Of Duty: The Modern Warfare of Bradshaw and Gronkowski

Reported by Crave Online, it seems that the clash between Super Bowl XLVI two featured teams of the NFL is still going on in a way, despite that the New York Giants pulled off an underdog win against the New England Patriots. But apparently the match ain't over, at least in the minds of the developers of the 'Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection' pack.

In Venice, California, Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw and Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski clashed together in a Super Bowl rematch to see who was the NFL's best at Modern Warfare 3, they also were the first to get a crack at the new downloadable content from the 'Content Collection' like the new maps featuring locations of New York City and Los Angeles.

Well in the end, Bradshaw brought home another win for the Giants but only in a narrow win as he barely beat Gronkowski 3-2 in a best of five head-to-head match up.

Everyone at Evil Controllers is excited to see where this partnership will take us. GameTruck is the industry leaders and originators of the mobile videogame theater and thus a perfect fit for Evil. While Evil Controllers improves a gamer's experience with top of the line controllers, GameTruck creates the perfect environment in which to play games. By combining both our hardware and utilizing the atmospheric experience of a GameTruck, gaming will reach entirely new levels of fun and immersion.

Call ahead of time to see if they can make your party an Official Evil Controllers Party for the best mobile gaming experience available!

The Orchestrated Video Game Music Tour Could Be Appearing in Smaller Venues and Areas

To celebrate it's decade of success, Video Games Live will celebrate in 2012 by heading to smaller venues and towns across the globe. Their reasoning to shy away a bit from populous places like New York and Chicago, was due to demand from their fans and their success.

"We continually receive thousands of emails a year from families and gamers who would love to experience our show, but find it hard to travel to major cities and have to deal with travel expenses, overnight stays, getting the kids out of school, etc. and we would like to try to accommodate as many people as possible to share in the experience..."

~Video Games Live creator and executive producer Tommy Tallarico

Since they are open to suggestions on where to play, you can make your suggestion on their site by signing up for their mailing list and noting your city/state/country details. The top 10 cities with the most sign-ups will be announced next month and added to the 2012/2013 tour. Also as an added bonus, audience members in those chosen locations will receive a free poster, program and Video Games Live album.

Tim Sweeney States That Both PS3 and Xbox 360 Have Six-Eight Years of Life in Them

In an GamesIndustry interview with Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games (the company that gave us the Gears of War series) and the genius behind the first Unreal Engine states that unlike past consoles, the Xbox 360 and the PS3 have a longer lifetime than their past counterparts.

"The big difference between a console and a tablet is the console can consume 100 or 200 watts of power, while the tablet consumes one or two or three or four watts. That's really the limiting factor of performance there. Just on the grounds of the laws of physics, you'd have to think it is three to four hardware generations, or six to eight years before the current highest end desktop or console performance you can achieve becomes achievable on tablets. To me, that really defines the role of consoles in the world. They define the highest and most impressive graphics experience anywhere in the industry. They focus on delivering teraflops of computing performance in a way that a portable device or an economical computer really couldn't, despite sheer focus on that one aspect."

So basically in the end we have about six to eight years when it comes to our Xbox 360 and our PS3 consoles. At least we can enjoy our Gears of War DLC for a few more years.

The exclusive partnership, launching this March, will provide GameTruck party-goers with the unique experience of "test-driving" Evil Controllers' after-market modified controllers during birthday parties, corporate and educational events. "Until now, the only way to experience the thrill and excitement of playing with an Evil Controller was to borrow one from a friend or purchase one online through our company,"says Evil Controllers Founder and Lead Designer Adam Coe. "By partnering with GameTruck, gamers will be able to tryout our products in the ultimate environment for an unbeatable gaming experience." Coe started the company at age 19, launching the first-ever after-market modified controller company in the world.

GameTruck, the original mobile video game company, has more than 70 mobile video game trucks in most major markets across the country. The bus-size, self-powered trucks are fully loaded with giant HD plasma screens, gaming consoles to accommodate 16 or more players at one time and over 50 multiplayer games for customers to choose from.

GameTruck's Official Evil Controllers Party (TM), will include at least one "MVP Player" controllerÂ outfitted with all of the aesthetic and performance enhancements available, including glow-in-the-dark LED lights, rapidfire and all of the master modifications available. Additional controllers will have aesthetic upgrades, plus Evil's pro gaming thumbsticks and their Evil D-Pad, voted the 2nd best piece of gaming hardware for the year 2010 by Inc Magazine.

"Our goal at GameTruck is to provide a memorable event experience for gamers of all ages," says David Wachtel, chief operating officer of GameTruck. "Evil Controllers is an awesome addition to that experience - it's an exclusive distinction that will ensure our gaming experience continues to be the most superior in our industry." GameTrucks in major markets, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Portland will be ready to host an Official Evil Controllers Party starting this March.

Evil Controllers is an Arizona-based company specializing in after-market, custom "modified" Xbox 360 controllers with enhanced game play and aesthetic features. Adam Coe, president and lead product developer, founded Evil Controllers in 2007 as a college freshman after he successfully completed and sold his first after-market modified gaming controller, realizing the production possibilities of a then nonexistent industry. Since then, Evil Controllers has sold thousands of controllers worldwide and is recognized as an industry leader for innovation and product integrity. Coe continues to push the limits in product development with the company's Accessible Gaming Division, where creative problem solving and ingenuity come together to create modified controllers for individuals with physical and mobility limitations. The company is also launching an exclusive partnership with GameTruck in 2012. For more information about Evil Controllers, including how to purchase a custom-modified controller, visit evilcontrollers.com.

About GameTruck

Founded in 2006 by Scott Novice, Tempe-based GameTruck is the Home of Patented Mobile Video Game Entertainment (TM). What began as a fun birthday party experiment for family and friends quickly turned into the first-ever mobile gaming theater. Outfitted with HD televisions, a full library of multiplayer games, gaming consoles and accommodations for 16 players or more at one time, the self-powered GameTruck turns any occasion or location into the ultimate interactive gaming experience. The company has grown exponentially since its inception and continues to expand its franchise model to major markets across the country. Most recently, GameTruck was awarded a U.S. Patent for its concept, further solidifying its position in the industry it invented. For more information about GameTruck, including party booking or franchise information, visit gametruckparty.com

No New Next Generation Xbox Unveilings in 2012 Says Microsoft

The gaming community will be disappointed to find out that Microsoft has no plan to release a new console anytime soon, according to a statement from Microsoft and this article on Mashable.

With the 2012 E3 being less than a few months away, many hoped Microsoft would unveil some new hardware, like they have done in the past, and it has been a long time since the XBox 360 was introduced at E3 in 2005. A spokesman for the company expressed the following:

â€œWhile we appreciate all the interest in our long-range plans for the future, we can confirm that there will be no talk of new Xbox hardware at E3 or anytime soon,â€ said a Microsoft spokesperson.

Microsoft said they plan to focus on new high profile games for the 360, such as Halo 4 and others. They also are working around with the Kinect and still believes the console has a lot of life to give. It is a safe bet as the Xbox 360 outsold all other consoles, DVD players and home theater systems worldwide. In addition, the Xbox 360 has actually enjoyed the longest lifespan of all video game consoles currently on the market, as its predecessor was on shelves for around four years being overtaken by the Xbox 360, so Microsoft is planning to get the most out of its console before moving on.

Portal 2 and Battlefield 3 Win Three Awards at This Year's BAFTA

So according to some news from Kotaku, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts held its awards ceremony, handing out awards for achievements in the arts of both film and television, which also includes video games. Portal 2 won the award for Best Game while Battlefield 3 managed to bring home the best online multiplayer game, audio achievement and also the public-voted GAME award.

LoL Overtakes Starcraft as Korea's National Sport

It seems that for many years now, Starcraft was the major game to play in Korea. It was as popular as baseball and soccer in some sense and basically brought popularity to the term "e-sport". If you ever visit South Korea and watch the TV there, don't be surprised to see extreme commentary and replays of the game on their broadcasts. However, things might change as of now, as League of Legends (the free-to-play DOTA-style game that still finds a way to take away your money) has now thrown Starcraft off its throne and is in a fight for the title as Korea's top sportÂ according to this article on Kotaku. Like most expert Starcraft players, LoL players are having high-intense play-by-play commentary on their games, sponsorship offers from various sources, and huge nationwide tournament presence.

More proof that LoL is threading onto Starcraft's territory is this. Korean cable television company, Ongamenet (OGN), has decided to become the official sponsor of Yongsan e-sports stadium. Starting this month of March, OGN will be showing live, twice weekly broadcasts of LoL tournaments with 16 participating teams from Korea, USA, and Europe. The winning prize money of these tournaments will be 2 billion Korean Won (which is about $1.8 million US).

With that much money and attention going to LoL, I think it might be time to brush off your League of Legend skills.

BF3 Shows Off its Next Expansion the Same Time MW3 Releases its Newest DLC

Either it was a coincidence or a way of making a comparison between the two titles' content, on the day Modern Warfare 3 is to release three new maps to Elite subscribers, EA releases the official trailer for the new Battlefield 3 DLC. While it was reported and blogged last week here on Evil Controllers, there wasn't any official trailer for it. But now EA has made it official with the official trailer (as seen here on Kotaku)

With this trailer for Close Quarters (BF3's June 2012 DLC pack), we can get a more detailed look into the four maps , the ten new weapons and a reasoning and emphasis on infantry combat. The creators of these expansions also state that they wanted to deliver more than a map pack like MW3 does, so they went along with a theme like close quarters combat. This isn't really the first time they did that since their previous DLC for BF3 (Back to Karkand) had a theme of throwing back to classic maps in the Battlefield series.

Though with this, it seems like BF3 is trying to overcome it's Activision rival. It's only some time before Activision retaliates with something along EA's line of themed DLC.

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